Alice's Adventures in Wonderland


08:37 am - 10:33 am, Friday, April 24 on wedotv Movies UK (98)

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Musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic novel about a girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a magical world with a host of eccentric characters, where she promptly embarks on a series of surreal adventures. Starring Fiona Fullerton, Peter Sellers, Michael Crawford, Ralph Richardson, Dudley Moore and Spike Milligan


1972
Music/Ballet/Dance Musical

Cast & Crew

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Fiona Fullerton (Actor) .. Alice
Peter Sellers (Actor) .. March Hare
Michael Crawford (Actor) .. White Rabbit
Ralph Richardson (Actor) .. Caterpillar
Dudley Moore (Actor) .. Dormouse
Spike Milligan (Actor) .. Gryphon
Hywel Bennett (Actor) .. Duckworth
Rodney Bewes (Actor) .. Knave of Hearts
Robert Helpmann (Actor) .. Mad Hatter
Roy Kinnear (Actor) .. Cheshire Cat
Dennis Price (Actor) .. King of Hearts

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Fiona Fullerton (Actor) .. Alice
Born: October 10, 1956 in Kaduna, Nigeria
Best Known For: Being a Bond girl.
Early-life: Fiona Elizabeth Fullerton was born in Kaduna, Nigeria, on October 10, 1956. She made her acting debut in the 1969 film Run Wild, Run Free, and followed this up with parts in Nicholas and Alexandra in 1971 and as the title character a year later in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Career: Fullerton went on to enjoy an acting career for more than 30 years on the stage, TV and big screen. On TV, she starred in Angels, The Charmer, Hold the Dream, and To Be the Best, and on the stage she starred in a number of productions, including opposite Richard Harris in West End musical Camelot. In films, she is best remembered for playing Bond girl Pola Ivanova in A View to a Kill alongside Roger Moore. She left the acting profession in 1995 and embarked on a new career as a property guru. She now writes property features for a number of publications. In 2013, she was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote: On Strictly Come Dancing: 'I was looking for a challenge and an adventure, and swapping my wellington boots from living in the country for a whole load of sequins is very appealing.'
Trivia: Fullerton was the international face of Max Factor for two years.
Peter Sellers (Actor) .. March Hare
Born: September 08, 1925 in Portsmouth
Best Known For: Being an acclaimed comedy actor.
Early-life: Richard Henry Sellers was born in Portsmouth on September 8, 1925. In his parents' variety act, he made his stage debut in Southsea at the age of two weeks old. Peter got his first job at the age of 15 as a caretaker at the Victoria Palace Theatre in Illfracombe.
Career: During his theatre job, he developed his skills as a drummer and played with a number of touring bands. He became a member of the Entertainments National Service Association, which provided entertainment for British forces and factory workers during the Second World War. In 1943, Sellers joined the RAF and toured with Ralph Reader's RAF Gang Show troupe. In 1948, he landed a six-week run at the Windmill Theatre in London, providing a comedy turn in-between the nude shows. He made his TV debut in 1948 doing impressions on New to You, but his big break came on the radio in 1951 when he appeared in The Goon Show. The hugely popular series ran until 1960. He took on a number of small film roles in the 1950s until he was offered one of the main roles in Ealing comedy The Ladykillers (1955). Other films followed, including I'm All Right Jack, which became the highest grossing film at the British box office in 1960. Further success came in the 1960s with roles in Lolita (1962), The Pink Panther (1962), Dr Strangelove (1964), A Shot in the Dark (1964), What's New Pussycat (1965) and Casino Royale (1967). After a serious of poorly received films, he returned to his Inspector Clouseau character in box-office success The Return of the Pink Panther (1975). He followed this up in 1976 with The Pink Panther Strikes Again, and the Revenge of the Pink Panther in 1978. In 1979 he starred in the acclaimed films The Prisoner of Zenda and Being There. He died on July 24, 1980 at the age of 54.
Quote: 'If you ask me to play myself, I will not know what to do. I do not know who or what I am.'
Trivia: Released Goodness Gracious Me with Sophia Loren in 1960, reaching number four in the UK music charts.
Michael Crawford (Actor) .. White Rabbit
Born: January 19, 1942 in Salisbury
Best Known For: Frank Spencer and Phantom of the Opera.
Early-life: Michael Patrick Smith was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire on January 19, 1942. He was the result of a short-lived relationship his mother had following the death of her first husband, a Battle of Britain pilot. In 1945, his mother married a grocer and Crawford took his surname, Ingram. His first professional job was alternating the part of a boy soprano with fellow future star David Hemmings in Benjamin Britten's Let's Make an Opera, but had to change his name because there was already a radio announcer called Michael Ingram. He chose Crawford after the biscuit company.
Career: Crawford began appearing on radio and in Children's Film Foundation movies. At 19 he starred alongside Steve McQueen in The War Lover (1962). The Knack (1965), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) and Hello Dolly! (1969) followed, the latter directed by his hero, Gene Kelly. Despite these successes, he was out of work for 18 months during the early 1970s. In 1973, he landed the role of Frank Spencer in BBC sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, which made him a household name. Since then he's largely concentrated on musical theatre, appearing in such acclaimed shows as Phantom of the Opera, Barnum, EFX and The Wizard of Oz. He has also released a number of albums.
Quote: 'I've made mistakes in my life. When you grow up you feel very guilty about mistakes.'
Trivia: Crawford was awarded a CBE in 2014 for services to charity.
Ralph Richardson (Actor) .. Caterpillar
Dudley Moore (Actor) .. Dormouse
Spike Milligan (Actor) .. Gryphon
Born: April 16, 1918 in India
Best Known For: His comedy writing and performing.
Early-life: Terence Alan Patrick Sean Milligan was born in India on April 16, 1918, the son of an Irish father who was serving in the British Indian Army. His mother was English. Spike performed as an amateur jazz vocalist and trumpeter before being called up by the British Army in the Second World War. He served in the Royal Artillery through the North African and Italian campaigns.
Career: After the war, Milligan returned to jazz and made ends meet performing in the Bill Hall Trio and other musical comedy acts. His big break came in the 1950s as a writer-performer on The Goon Show, a hugely popular BBC radio show that ran for nearly 10 years and also made stars of Peter Sellers, Michael Bentine and Harry Secombe. Milligan went on to make a number of TV shows as a writer-performer, including The Telegoons, The World of Beachcomber, Curry & Chips, The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine, and the Q comedy sketch show (Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9 and There's a Lot of It About). Away from radio and TV, he wrote poetry, novels and a series of war memoirs, including Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall. He died from kidney failure on February 27, 2002 at the age of 83.
Quote: On Harry Secombe's death: 'I'm glad he died before me, because I didn't want him to sing at my funeral.'
Trivia: He suffered from severe bipolar disorder and had a number of major mental breakdowns. He was refused a British passport because he would not swear an Oath of Allegiance. Consequently, he became an Irish citizen and received an honorary knighthood in 2000.
Hywel Bennett (Actor) .. Duckworth
Rodney Bewes (Actor) .. Knave of Hearts
Robert Helpmann (Actor) .. Mad Hatter
Roy Kinnear (Actor) .. Cheshire Cat
Dennis Price (Actor) .. King of Hearts
William Sterling (Director)